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DUMPING GAR.

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No. 352,498. Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

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J. H. R. TALLEY. DUMPING GAR.

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UNITED STATES APATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. R. TALLEY, OF SHELDON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES P. BARNES, OF LAMAR, MISSOURI.

DUMPlNG-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 352.4981'331:ed November 9.1886- Application led April 15, 1886. SerialNo. 198,921. (No model.)

To all whom, it 77mg/ concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES H. R. TALLEY, a citizen of the United States of America, resid- 'ing at Sheldon, in the county of Vernon and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Track-Laying Ma? chines and Dumping-Gars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has reference to dumping-cars; and it consists in the improvements hereinafter fully described, whereby provision is made for interchangeably using the dumping-platform either with a truck to discharge the entire load at one side, or with a truck adapted to permit the free pivotal movement of the sections composing the platform, to dump the entire load either between the track-rails or equally on either side of said track. By my improvements the dumping of either a part or all of the load mayalso be effected at right angles to the direction of the track.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is an end perspective View of my improved dumping-car, representing the same arranged for dumping the entire load at either side, the platform in said view being shown in a tilted position. Fig. 2 is a side perspective view of the construction shown in Fig. 1, the platform being represented as restored to its normal position. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view representing my improvements arranged for dumping the load either between the track-rails or a part on eith-er side of the same; and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the device used for turning the car at right angles to the direction of the track, in order to remove the truck from the track.

The main frame of the machine consists, in part, of side bars, A A, each of which hasv its respective ends extended and shaped to form handles for moving the car along the track. A series of cross-beams, B B, form the transverse parts of the frame, and are each cut away at their extremities to present shoulders a,

under face converged toward its center, so as to present a central bearing portion, which rests upon the upper face of the beam B below, so that said bar C may be readily tilted 'on said beam in either direction. A metal yoke, d, is secured centrally on each bar O, at either side of the same, and has its horizontal portion extending beyond the upper face of said bar and perforated for the passage of a pin or bolt, d', upon which turns a roller, e. At or near each end of each bar O is located an iron plate, d, which has a vertical portion extending above the upper face of the beam C, and, in conjunction with the projecting portion of the iron on the other side, presents 'a bracket, in which is journaled another roller, e. Each of the bars C is pivotally retained in position upon its beam B below by means of a vertical iron, D, which is bolted to the face of the beam B and pivotally secures the bar C above by means of a bolt, d4. The upper portion of the 'iron D is bent outwardly and then vertically, so as not to interfere with the yoke secured on the bar C'while the latter is oscillating. The upper end portion of the iron D has a depression, with which engages a pin, d4, located on one of the guide-rails of the platform. Pivotally secured to the outer end of this bar Gis a depending link, D', which is adapted to engage the projecting portion or shouldered portion a of the beam B beneath, and thus permitting the bar O to be movably secured in position upon the beam B, as fully shown in Fig. 2. i

The platform proper of the car consists of two longitudinal sections, each of which is about onehalf the width of the platform area. and is centrally pivoted upon a longitudinal rod, E, which extends the entire length of the platform, and has its ends seated in the end ICO portions, E', which are independent of the platform.

Each ofthe platform-sections is re-en forced'on its end'face by a4 series of short-transverse bat.- tens, E, which are intersected by an other series of battens, E, extending at rightangles thereto, the latter battens being so disposed as to present between their adjacent faces a series of grooves or recesses, in each of which'is-seated a guide-rail, FJ, which is of such length as to extend the entire transverse width of the platform, and is so located that when the platform is in the position represented in Fig. 2 the said guide-rail rests upon the rollers e and e below. The end portions, E', have each a series of brackets, f, which are bent to present bearingloops for a series of bent rods, f each having its projecting portion turned at right angles, in order that said portion may be readily turned under the sections of the platform, as shown in Figs` 1 and 2, to prevent anytilting movement whatever of said sections;

In practice, after the platform has been loaded and the c'ar moved to the point where 'it is desiredto dump theload, it is only necessary to detach the links C from the shouldersa, and' then by drawing' onV the rope f movethe platform a short distance on the rollers, which, by reason of the shifting' of the` weightof said platform-sliding to one side of the center, will cause the bars C to be thrown to the position indicatedin Fig. 1, causing the rollers to assume an inclined position, from which the car-platform readily slides and is dumped. In effecting the foregoing operation it is desirable, however, that the longitudinal center of the platform should not pass beyond the limit of the car, and for this purpose each of the inner irons, d, is extended upwardly and curved to present a hooked portion, g, which, when the center of the platform reaches the side limit of the car, engages the rods gi', which pass transversely through the guiderollers, and secures them rigidly relative to each other. The engagement of said hooked portion g with said rod g prevents any further inovement of the platform from the car, and by reason of the center engagement of the platform the rope g may be readily operated to restore the platform into nearly a horizontal position, after which it may be drawn back upon the bars C.

By the arrangementV previously described .it will be noted that but a' minimum amount of power is exerted to shift the platform to the side of the car, owing to the automatic inclination of the bars C, and the engagement of the hooked portion g with the rod g effects the inclined horizontal movement of said platform, thereby causing it to swing. to a nearly vertical position and dump the load close to the side 0f the track. In order to prevent accidental tilting of the truck, I have secured to each of the beams A a short section of chain, g, to the end of which is attacheda hooked plate, g4, which engages with the under side of the track-rail. Y

When it is desired to eiiect the dumping between the rails, or a portion of the load on either side of't'he samethe platform is removed fromthe truck, (represented in Figs. l and 2,) and the guide-rails E removed in series from their respective grooves. Then by manipulating some of the bolt-connections the entireV series of bars C, with their yokes and rollers, may be nextlmoved in series, and upon each end beam Bare mounted two conical standards, G G, each of which is centrallyr braced `by an iron bar, G, which extends up under 4theupper portion of the standard, and is recessed to form abearing for one of the rods E y E. It will now be understood that by manipulating the several catches f so as to withdraw their, horizontal portions from beneath the platform sections, the latter may be moved upon their pivotal bearings, so that their adjacent inner edges may be moved downward sol as to,dump the entire load between the track-rails. Of course by movingtheir outer edges downward, after having removed their side flanges, G", which may bc adjustable in any manner, an equal part or portion of the load may be deposited on either side of the track-rails.

Should it b e desirable to remove the entire truck from the track, the device illustrated in Fig. 4 is employed, consisting of the beam H, which is contracted from its center to either end, and has,bearing in its end portions,'rollers h, which are housed by brackets h', the central portion of the beam II being embraced by a metallic yoke, h",.which is spread at its lower part for the top of the disk H', which has a central groove, h, on its under face. By tilting one end of the truck and placing the device illustrated in Fig. 4 beneath the same, so

that the central portions of the said bars H rest upon the rollers h, and one of the ties of the track rest within the recess h3 when the truck is restored toa horizontal position, the height of the said device is such that all four wheels will be lifted from the rails a sufficient distance to permit the truck and beam H to be rotated on thedisk H', to turn the car to a position at right angles to the direction of the track.

It will be readily appreciated that the arrangement of the intermediate parts between the platform and the truck proper is such that theymay be readily transposed for the several purposes hereinbefore stated without involving. any considerable amount of time or labor, and that all of the parts are of simple and du rable form and best calculated to stand the jar and strain .usually incurred by this class of cars.

I claim- '1. The combination, in a dumping-car, of a truck, a series of tilting beams pivoted thereon and provided with hooked portions g, and a platform adapted to slide on said beams, `and having a rod, g', to engage said hook portions, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a dumping-car, of a car-truck, a series of tilting beams pivoted thereon, a platform adapted to slide on said 'roo tilting device consisting of grooved disk H and beam H, pivotally mounted thereon, substantially as set forth.

I testimony whereof I affix my signature i nv presence of two witnesses.

JAMES H. R. TALLEY.

Witnesses:

J. D. CORBLY, DAVID L. HAMPTON. 

